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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2024-09-16 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Black | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an overall score of 79, which is much better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's score of 61.1. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the previous 10 version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version. Despite of the fact Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is noticeably older and way thicker than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, it's construction is still way lighter.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a way better resolution of 1920 x 3000, a much larger screen and a just a bit more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way better processing power than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster).
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 shoots slightly better photos and videos than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3. They have a camera in the back with a 13 mega pixels. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a way better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 10050mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also very cheap compared to the other devices, making this tablet an obvious call.
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